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Woo hoo – day 20 already!
Rapid blog tonight. Had a productive morning followed by a frustrating afternoon because I mislaid my purse and spent 2 hours searching only to find it in my coat! Now I'm trying to catch up with everything I should have finished this afternoon!
Hard running this evening. My legs were feeling heavy and it seamed to go on forever! At least the nights are drawing out and there is still a little daylight at 5pm.
Keep it up Janathoners! 11 days to go. Will catch up at the weekend when deadlines over!
your coat where you'd looked 4 times already, I take it! Frustrating indeed.
i know… grrrrr – at least i had't quite yet cancelled the credit/debit cards!


[CR] board member Barrett Seaman recently contributed an opinion piece on the drinking age for Hamilton College's Alumni Review. Check out "The Case Against 21: A Report from the Front Lines" to get his take on the issue.
Peter Nathan, a former provost at the University of Iowa, stressed the importance of parental involvement and research in any efforts to curb binge drinking in his op-ed response to the Daily Iowan's investigative report on campus binge drinking.
Ann-Elise Henzl of WUWM-FM, Milwaukee Public Radio, reported on some new changes to drunk driving laws in Wisconsin, which will include ignition interlocks mandates for all repeat offenders.
Prevention officials and advocates in North Dakota are proposing a ballot initiative that would raise the state's taxes on alcohol, allocating a portion of the new tax revenues to the Governor's Prevention Advisory Council on Drugs and Alcohol. In a 2006-2007 survey compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, North Dakota had the highest rate of underage binge drinking in the country at 29.5%. What's your take on this proposed ballot initiative?
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The drinking age must be lowered to 18 along with an alcohol education program. The ageist drinking of 21 encourages binge drinking by those 18-20, an age group that is associated with being in university. North Dakota can raise their tax on alcohol to reduce binge drinking by young women and young men. For me, it's alright for those 18-20 to drink alcohol responsibly. 2009 is a year in which more attention has been gained surrounding the ageist drinking age to implement a much better solution.
The Constitution assigns all powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.
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We call upon the states, therefore, to decline to accept all monies from the federal government for any purpose not specifically and clearly articulated in the Constitution, and reject all federal mandates and regulations which are unconstitutional, thus restoring the intended balance of power between the states and their creation, the U.S. Government.


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Congo mining code signed into law - prime minister's aide
KINSHASA, June 9 (Reuters) - Congo's new mining code has been signed into law, an adviser to the prime minister told Reuters on Saturday, despite objections from international mining firms that had been threatening legal action over it.
Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala signed the code into law overnight, his adviser Patrick Mutombo Buzangu told Reuters, giving no further details. (Reporting by Fiston Mahamba; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Mark Potter)


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Rufus fu lord cancelliere d'Inghilterra sotto il regno di Enrico I, dal 1123 al 1133, e vescovo di Durham (1133–1141).

Biografia
Nulla si sa dei rapporti di parentela di Rufus, così come non sono note le circostanze per cui acquisì il soprannome di "Rufus".
Egli era un cancelliere reale prima di essere nominato decimo lord cancelliere e lord custode di Inghilterra, dal 1123 al 1133.

Rufus aveva lavorato anche per il precedente lord cancelliere Ranulf.
Potrebbe avere iniziato la sua carriera come cancelliere di Roger di Salisbury, il primo ministro di re Enrico I, poiché compare per la prima volta come testimone di un decreto di Roger del 1114.
Dal decreto, si desume che Rufus fosse spesso in Inghilterra, anche se il re Enrico si trovava in Normandia.
Nel Pipe Roll del 1130, egli ottenne la custodia di molte più terre reali di tutti gli altri ufficiali.

Dopo che Geoffrey Rufus divenne vescovo, il re decise di mantenere vacante l'ufficio di lord cancelliere fino alla sua morte.
Le funzioni dell'ufficio furono eseguite dal capo dello scriptorium, Robert de Sigello.

Rufus fu nominato vescovo della sede di Durham attorno al 14 maggio 1133 e fu consacrato il 6 agosto dello stesso anno.
L'intronizzazione avvenne il 10 agosto 1133.
La sede era stata vacante sin dal 1128. Dapprincipio Geoffrey fu in contrasto con il capitolo della cattedrale, ma la pace fu raggiunta quando il vescovo concesse ai monaci i loro privilegi.
Rufus fu anche un benefattore della Abbazia di Newminster.

Sotto l'episcopato di Rufus, la casa capitolare di Durham fu completata. Rufus impiegò come cancelliere William Cumin, che dopo la morte di Rufus cospirò con il re Davide I di Scozia per assediare la sede di Durham.

Quando re Stefano salì al trono alla morte di re Enrico, Rufus riconobbe Stefano come re, ma non frequentava spesso la corte reale.
Nel 1136, un trattato di pace tra re Davide e re Stefano fu firmato a Durham, ma nel 1138 il castello di Norham di proprietà di Rufus si arrese a re Davide, un atto che portò alla condanna del vescovo per non aver saputo difendere adeguatamente il castello.
Geoffrey Rufus, comunque, rifiutò l'offerta di Davide di restituire Norham in cambio della rinuncia a sostenere re Stefano.
Per rappresaglia, Norham fu distrutto.

Sembra che Rufus non abbia appoggiato alcuna parte durante la Battaglia dello Stendardo dell'agosto 1138.
Verso il termine della sua vita, a causa del fatto che re Davide invase l'Inghilterra settentrionale per sostenere l'Imperatrice Matilda, la maggior parte delle diocesi era sotto il controllo del sovrano scozzese.

Rufus si sposò ed ebbe almeno una figlia, che si sposò con Roberto di Amundeville, e un figlio, Geoffrey, che non sembra aver avuto rapporti con la politica, sebbene possedesse una tenuta nel Dorset di 18,5 hide.

Rufus morì il 6 maggio 1141.
Fu sepolto nella casa capitolare della Cattedrale di Durham.
La sua tomba fu identificata e scavata nel XIX secolo.

Genealogia episcopale
La genealogia episcopale è:
 Papa Callisto II
 Arcivescovo Thurstan
 Vescovo Geoffrey Rufus

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Bibliografia

 British History Online Bishops of Durham accessed on 25 October 2007

Voci correlate
Lista dei Lord Cancelliere e dei Lord Custode

Collegamenti esterni

Lord cancelliere
Vescovi cattolici normanni

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Its report stated: "Pupils develop a strong confidence that anything is possible and within your reach if you set your mind on it, responding to teachers' constant encouragement to 'have a go' and do the best you can."
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Known for its rich jazz scene in the early 20th century the River North District has gone through a series of transformations throughout its history. Currently enjoying its Renaissance, RiNo has become known as one of the most happening neighborhoods in Denver. Old warehouses and historic buildings now house trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques with an abundance of craft breweries sprinkled throughout the neighborhood. Galleries and live music venues also contribute to the truly cultural feel of RiNo where everywhere you turn a new mural can be seen. Alleyways have become opportunities for immersive art experiences so be sure to keep your eyes wide open while walking through this colorful area, it's hard to miss all the mesmerizing street art that's become a staple of RiNo's character.
Find bazaars, the popular Denver Central Market or do your own personal brewery tour through this very walkable neighborhood. Live music can be found almost every night and jazz club Nocturne creates an ode to RiNo's early jazz years. The River North Neighborhood has adapted it's nickname by embracing a bright orange rhino to symbolize its streets. If you see an orange rhino, you know an art gallery is nearby.
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Andrus Ansip
Vice President, European Commission - Digital Single Market
"Congratulations to Startup Europe India Network (SEINET) for the very timely initiative. Startup Europe India Network (SEINET) is built by people who are in the business. It brings a much needed connection between the Digital Single Market initiative (DSM) and Startup Europe in Europe and Digital India, Startup India in India. SEINET's focus on connecting the European and Indian startup ecosystems will bring more opportunities for entrepreneurs, innovators, and investments throughout two exciting markets. I urge all to take full advantage of it."
Gunther H. Oettinger
Commissioner Digital Economy and Society - European Commission
"The Start up Europe India network provides a unique platform to work closely together with the fast growing Indian Startup ecosystem. It is an excellent initiative where innovators and investors can work together to create enormous benefits and make a great impact in the EU and Indian markets."
Tomasz Kozlowski
Ambassador of the European Union to India
"The launch of a "Startup Europe India Network" (SEINET), connecting the startup ecosystems of Europe and India, comes at a very good time. India and Europe are fast growing startup markets, and we see that Indian entrepreneurs are enormously talented and determined to make an impact in India and globally. As India has just launched a new Startup India initiative and the European Union supports the Startup Europe initiative, SEINET with its ambitious mission of bringing together key players and experts (startups, investors, corporates, public initiatives, etc.) from Europe and India to create and leverage opportunities between the thriving digital markets will play an important role. The Delegation of the European Union to India is therefore glad to support SEINET in the achievement of its goals."
T.V.Mohandas Pai
Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners
"The Startup Europe India Network is a wonderful initiative to link the startup ecosystems in both regions, bringing together an extraordinary group of innovators with the ability to influence global trends."
Uli Grabenwarter
Deputy Director - European Investment Fund
"SEINET is an excellent and timely initiative in the next frontier of globalizing the European ecosystem by extending it to one of the most exciting markets, India. The potential for the EU and Indian ecosystem to collaborate is enormous. The focus of SEINET on the key players and top people by bringing together an eclectic mix of innovators and investors under one platform is a smart next generation effort. Praveen, with his unique Indo-European experience in technology and investments, is the right person to lead this initiative."
Isidro Laso Ballesteros
Head of Startup Europe Sector - European Commission
"Uniting two startup global regions means more customers, more investments and more growth. The Startup Europe India initiative ambition is exponential. By unlocking the potential of the fastest growing tech businesses on both sides of the world, would mean more opportunities for every one of us."
Jaideep Prabhu
Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business & Enterprise - Director of the Centre for India & Global Business (CIGB)
"The Startup Europe India Network is an exciting and much-needed initiative. India is in the throes of a start-up revolution, driven by its large, fast growing economy and young entrepreneurial population. Equally, the European start-up scene is going from strength to strength with more money and support coming from governments, universities, venture capitalists and alternative sources of finance. Europe and India are already partners in many important economic initiatives. The SEINET will help extend this to the entrepreneurial space. I am delighted to be part of this process."
Dimmes Doornhein
Chairman, Cartagena-Capital - SEINET Ambassador, Netherlands
"Digital markets offer great opportunities but getting started in unknown territory is a high risk. SEINET provides immediate access to the right ecosystem and is the safety net for Indian and European start-up ecosystem players. As a SEINET Ambassador I am delighted to be part of this system and connect India start-ups to European opportunities and vice-versa."
Luigi Mercuri
Trade and Promotion Analyst - Italian Trade Agency - SEINET Ambassador, Germany
"It is time to approach innovative business cooperation on a transcontinental level with adequate new instruments. The growing interaction between major digital economies - such as Europe and India - consequently necessitates multidimensional information channels supported by reliable local experts in order to connect with multifaceted startup ecosystems, investors and state actors. The Startup Europe-India Network was conceived in the wake of those necessities, complexity and vision; SEINET therefore represents an agile, tailor made vessel to safely navigate between two of globalization's rising digital giants."
Maurice Beckand Verwee
Founder of Crosspring
"We believe there is a great untapped potential in the business relationship with India. SEINET is a strong network that provides the opportunity to tap into this potential."


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The Red Blanket: A dance of animacy
MacRae, Christina (2019) The Red Blanket: A dance of animacy. Global Studies of Childhood. p. 204361061983289. ISSN 2043-6106
Official URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/204361061...
This article will focus in on one short play spell in the outdoor space of a classroom of 2-year-olds. Using the medium of video as data, it explores the way that children's bodies are caught up in what Ingold calls a 'dance of animacy', when bodies and matter encounter each other. I will deploy the figure of the 'post-human' child to challenge a conception of play whose outcome is a child's mastery – of self and of the world. Instead, I would like to propose that play is a way of being of the world. This re-conceptualising of play comes through a much closer attention to the moving body as it encounters the world, looking at points of contact where bodies and matter animate each other. By playing with film data in slow motion, I will put Manning's notion of the minor gesture to work, as a way to resist more normative accounts of play, where play is coupled to cognitive and social stages of development.
This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article in Global Studies of Childhood, published by and Copyright SAGE.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Georgia man pleaded guilty in federal court today to a wire fraud scheme in which he used the identity information of deceased persons to obtain more than $2.3 million in tax refunds from several states.
Sirhon Rivers, also known as "Ron," 40, of Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matt J. Whitworth to one count of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By pleading guilty today, Rivers admitted that he unlawfully obtained $547,000 from the Missouri Department of Revenue from January 2008 to August 2012 by filing fraudulent tax returns. Rivers used the same scheme in others states—including Kansas, Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Virginia—to unlawfully acquire a total of $2,365,617 in fraudulent state tax refunds.
Rivers obtained personal identification information—including names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth—from deceased persons. He submitted state tax returns using that information, adding false and fraudulent information such as employment and wages earned. State tax returns were submitted electronically, with the refunds electronically transferred to bank accounts that Rivers opened at several financial institutions.
Rivers must forfeit to the government $2,365,000, which constitutes the amount of money fraudulently received from the various states into his bank accounts.
Under federal statutes, Rivers is subject to a sentence of up to 60 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $1 million and an order of restitution. Rivers is also subject to a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years in federal prison without parole for aggravated identity theft. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony P. Gonzalez. It was investigated by the FBI, the Missouri Department of Revenue Criminal Tax Investigations Bureau and the Missouri Department of Revenue Compliance and Investigation Bureau.


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Title 17. Commodity and Securities Exchanges
Chapter I. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Part 48. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN BOARDS OF TRADE
Section 48.11. Delegation of authority.
17 CFR § 48.11 - Delegation of authority.
§ 48.11 Delegation of authority.
(a) The Commission hereby delegates, until it orders otherwise, to the Director of the Division of Market Oversight, or such other employee or employees as the Director may designate from time to time, the authority:
(1) In § 48.7, to request additional information and documentation in connection with an application for registration;
(2) In § 48.9(a)(1), to notify a registered foreign board of trade that it or the clearing organization has failed to satisfy any registration requirements or conditions for registration;
(3) In § 48.9(c), to request that a registered foreign board of trade file with the Commission a written demonstration, containing such supporting data, information, and documents, in such form and manner and within such timeframe as the Commission may specify, that the foreign board of trade or clearing organization is in compliance with the registration requirements and/or conditions for registration; and
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(b) The Director of the Division of Market Oversight may submit to the Commission for its consideration any matter which has been delegated in this section.
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A return to Ethiopia's musical greatness
February 03, 2009 · 4:03 PM CST
Before we get to the big thing out of Ethiopia today, first a quick rewind to the origins of Ethio-funk. Sure, some of Ethiopia's super-cool pop music in the 60s was a bit derivative. But there were also some great jazz players in Addis Abeba who were wholly original.
When Mengistu Haile Mariam took over in 1974, his Derg military government imposed an all-night curfew that lasted for years. It effectively killed the nightclubs in the Ethiopian capital. But singers and bands managed to keep their chops alive -- not with audiences. But for each other in small, secretive recording studios.
By the time Mengistu was pushed from power in 1991, Ethiopia's music scene found itself basically starting from scratch. The traditional azmari singers -- wandering troubadours -- the artist you're hearing now for example, had never gone away.
Azmari gathering places began to come alive again in the mid-90s. Younger up-and-coming musicians made themselves known, and began gigging and recording again. Today, between the artists who kept active in the Mengistu years and the newer ones, Addis has begun to recapture some of its former musical prowess.
This track "Azmari Dub" shows a new face of Ethiopian popular music. It's part of a new music project titled A Town Called Addis. Nick Page is the producer. He's from the UK and is a frequent traveller to Ethiopia. For this project, Page goes by the name Dub Colossus. And the CD logically is titled "Dub Colossus in a Town Called Addis."
That's Ethiopian vocalist Sintayehu Zenebe.
Dub Colossus brought her and four other rising Ethiopian singers and instrumentalists into Peter Gabriel's Realworld studio in Britain. Dub Colossus comes from a reggae background, but he's also had interest in all manner of global musical idioms over the years. In a recent promotional video, Nick Page (aka Dub Colossus) explained why he was a champion of Ethiopian music.
"Addis is a very vibrant and exciting musical scene that has an awful lot to offer and needs some kind of exposure."
With "Dub Colossus in a Town Called Addis," Nick Page is doing his part to re-elevate Ethiopian music. And it taps into that time-tested tradition in Ethiopia of fusing local sounds with those of the outside world.
Support PRI when you purchase the CD "In a Town Called Addis."
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Q: Append the dataset with data in certain columns If this is my test dataset
    Id    Col1_ABC   Col2_BCD    Col3_CBD     Col1_ABC_1    Col2_BCD_1    Col3_CBD_1
    1     Yes        No          No           Yes           Yes           No
    2     No         No          No           Yes           No            Yes
    3     Yes        Yes         Yes          No            Yes           No
    4     Yes        No          Yes
    5     No         No          No

I like to move the data in columns with trailing _1 down below the data with no trailing _1 < if that make sense >. The final dataset should look like this
    Id    Col1_ABC   Col2_BCD    Col3_CBD   Status
    1     Yes        No          No         Pre
    2     No         No          No         Pre
    3     Yes        Yes         Yes        Pre
    4     Yes        No          Yes        Pre
    5     No         No          No         Pre

    1     Yes        Yes         No         Post
    2     Yes        No          Yes        Post
    3     No         Yes         No         Post

I know a very clunky way to do this which involves sub-setting, renaming and doing a rbind but I am looking for a more efficient approach, any suggestions are much appreciated.

A: Another option involving dplyr and tidyrcould be:
df %>%
 pivot_longer(-Id) %>%
 mutate(Status = if_else(grepl("_1", name, fixed = TRUE), "Post", "Pre"),
        name = gsub("^([^_]*_[^_]*)_.*$", "\\1", name)) %>%
 pivot_wider(names_from = "name", values_from = "value") %>%
 filter_all(all_vars(!is.na(.))) %>%
 arrange(Status)

     Id Status Col1_ABC Col2_BCD Col3_CBD
  <int> <chr>  <chr>    <chr>    <chr>
1     1 Post   Yes      Yes      No
2     2 Post   Yes      No       Yes
3     3 Post   No       Yes      No
4     1 Pre    Yes      No       No
5     2 Pre    No       No       No
6     3 Pre    Yes      Yes      Yes
7     4 Pre    Yes      No       Yes
8     5 Pre    No       No       No

A: We can use pivot_longer from tidyr to reshape the columns from 'wide' to 'long' after modifying the column names that doesn't have a numeric ending with rename_at
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(stringr)
df1 %>%
    rename_at(-1, ~ str_replace(., '([A-Z])$', '\\1_0')) %>%
    pivot_longer(cols = -Id, names_to = c( ".value", "Status"),
         names_sep = "_(?=[0-9])", values_drop_na = TRUE) %>%
    mutate(Status = factor(Status, levels = 0:1, labels = c("Pre", "Post"))) %>%
    arrange(Status)
#   Id Status Col1_ABC Col2_BCD Col3_CBD
#1  1    Pre      Yes       No       No
#2  2    Pre       No       No       No
#3  3    Pre      Yes      Yes      Yes
#4  4    Pre      Yes       No      Yes
#5  5    Pre       No       No       No
#6  1   Post      Yes      Yes       No
#7  2   Post      Yes       No      Yes
#8  3   Post       No      Yes       No

Or another option is melt from data.table where we specify the patterns in measure to convert the data from 'wide' to 'long' format
library(data.table)
melt(setDT(df1), measure = patterns("Col1_ABC", "Col2_BCD", "Col3_CBD"),
    na.rm = TRUE, variable.name = 'Status',
   value.name = c("Col1_ABC", "Col2_BCD", "Col3_CBD"))[,
         Status := c("Pre", "Post")[Status]][]
#   Id Status Col1_ABC Col2_BCD Col3_CBD
#1:  1    Pre      Yes       No       No
#2:  2    Pre       No       No       No
#3:  3    Pre      Yes      Yes      Yes
#4:  4    Pre      Yes       No      Yes
#5:  5    Pre       No       No       No
#6:  1   Post      Yes      Yes       No
#7:  2   Post      Yes       No      Yes
#8:  3   Post       No      Yes       No

data
df1 <- structure(list(Id = 1:5, Col1_ABC = c("Yes", "No", "Yes", "Yes",
"No"), Col2_BCD = c("No", "No", "Yes", "No", "No"), Col3_CBD = c("No",
"No", "Yes", "Yes", "No"), Col1_ABC_1 = c("Yes", "Yes", "No",
NA, NA), Col2_BCD_1 = c("Yes", "No", "Yes", NA, NA), Col3_CBD_1 = c("No",
"Yes", "No", NA, NA)), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA,
-5L))

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June 28, 2014 | By Sean McCoy
Over the last two days, Wall Street has reveled in an impressive IPO by GoPro, the company that turned tiny personal cameras into an industry unto itself.
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GearJunkie first covered Woodman and GoPro in 2005 when editor Stephen Regenold met him at the ISPO trade show in Germany. Woodman at the time was a one-man shop selling 35mm film cameras mounted on Velcro bracelets to the surfing market.
It truly will be exciting to watch what Woodman and his team can do with this huge infusion of capital. —Sean McCoy
By Sean McCoy
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Q: How to get variables out of square roots and collect in order to simplify f = 2 Sqrt[b^3 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + 8 Sqrt[b^5 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] +
10 Sqrt[b^7 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 10 Sqrt[b^11 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] -
8 Sqrt[b^13 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 2 Sqrt[b^15 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c]

If we write (this is the best after I read so many questions in this page):
FullSimplify[f, Assumptions -> {a > 1, b > 1, c > 0,
  Element[a, Reals], Element[b, Reals], Element[c, Reals]},
    ComplexityFunction -> LeafCount]

We obtain (just each coefficient is reduced by a factor 2):
(Sqrt[b^3 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + 4 Sqrt[b^5 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] +
5 Sqrt[b^7 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 5 Sqrt[b^11 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] -
4 Sqrt[b^13 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - Sqrt[b^15 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c])

We can do this (we see the common part Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c]):
FullSimplify[(2 b + 8 b^2 + 10 b^3 - 10 b^5 - 8 b^6 - 2 b^7) Sqrt[b (1 + b)
(1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c], {b > 1}]

and Mathematica out is:
-2 (-1 + b) b (1 + b)^5 Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c]

But the problem is that this is a little part of a huge expression and doing this manualy may take weeks or more.
The optimal expresion would be:
-2 b (b - 1) (b + 1)^5 Sqrt[b c (b + 1) (1 + b (2 a^2 - 1))]

But I will be hilarious with the previous.
Suplemental question:
As prescribed in the second response by bbgodfrey, we obtain our objective! Thanks you very much!
But permit me to go far away, if we put bbgodfrey's solution in a more complex expression like:
ff = (a (2 a (-2 + a^2) b^(3/2) - 2 a^3 b^(5/2) - 2 a (-2 + a^2) b^(7/2) + 2 a^3 b^(9/2) +
Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) b Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 6 Sqrt[2](-1 + a^2) b^2
Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) b^3 Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b)
(1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + (4 a (Sqrt[b^3 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + 3 Sqrt[b^5
(1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + 2 Sqrt[b^7 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 2 Sqrt[b^9
(1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 3 Sqrt[b^11 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - Sqrt[b^13
(1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c]))/(1 + b)^3 + b (-2 a Sqrt[b] + 2 a (-4 + a^2) b^(3/2) -
2 a^3 b^(5/2) - 2 a (-4 + a^2) b^(7/2) + 2 (a + a^3) b^(9/2) + Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) b
Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - 6 Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) b^2 Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b)
(1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] + Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) b^3 Sqrt[(-1 + b) (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] +
4 a (Sqrt[b^3 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c] - Sqrt[b^7 (1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c]))))
/(4 (-1 + b) b^2 (1 + b) (2 a^3 Sqrt[b] + 2 a^3 b^(3/2) + Sqrt[2] (1 + a^2) Sqrt[(-1 + b)
(1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c]))

FullSimplify[ff /. Sqrt[z1___ z3_^n_ z2___] -> z3^(n/2) Sqrt[z1 z2]]

Mathematica out is:
(a (2 a^3 (-1 + b)^2 Sqrt[b] (1 + b) - Sqrt[2] (1 + (-6 + b) b) Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b)
(-1 + b^2) c] + Sqrt[2] a^2 (1 + (-6 + b) b) Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 + b^2) c] +
2 a Sqrt[b] (-1 + b^2) (3 + b - 2 Sqrt[(1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c])))/(4 (-1 + b) b
(2 a^3 Sqrt[b] (1 + b) + Sqrt[2] Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 + b^2) c] + Sqrt[2]
a^2 Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 + b^2) c]))

When we expect:
(a (2 a Sqrt[b] (3 + a^2 (-1 + b) + b) (-1 + b^2) + Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) (1 + (-6 + b) b)
Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 + b^2) c] - 2 a (-1 + b^2) 2 Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2)
b) c]))/(4 (-1 + b) b (2 a^3 Sqrt[b] (1 + b) + Sqrt[2] (1 + a^2) Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b)
(-1 + b^2) c]))

Why can we automatize Mathematica to collect and reduce the expression length?
We are very interested in adding rules to accomplish a full simplification. What is the estructure of this sentences? We would be very grateful if anybody could explain or give information (other questions, tutorials...) about this.
Thanks to all the people who answers, comments, edits and reads!

A: Let us take
z = Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c]; k = {a > 0, b > 0, c > 0};

So
z * FullSimplify[f/z, Assumptions -> k]

-2 (-1 + b) b (1 + b)^5 Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c]

A: The following works for expressions of the form in the question but, of course, not for all expressions.
Simplify[f /. Sqrt[Times[z1___, b^n_, z2___]] -> b^((n - 1)/2) Sqrt[Times[z1, b, z2]]]
(* -2 (-1 + b) b (1 + b)^5 Sqrt[b (1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c] *)

If the variety of expressions to the simplified is modest, more rules can be developed along these lines to accomplish a full simplification.
Addendum
A simpler and more general solution is
Simplify[f /. Sqrt[z1___ z3_^n_ z2___] -> z3^(n/2) Sqrt[z1 z2]]
{* -2 (-1 + b) b^(3/2) (1 + b)^5 Sqrt[(1 + b) (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) c] *}

Second Addendum
The following largely but not entirely satisfies the goal of the addition to the question.
FullSimplify[ff /. b -> d^2 /. Sqrt[z1___ z3_^n_ z2___] -> z3^(n/2) Sqrt[z1 z2], d > 0];
FullSimplify[
  Collect[Numerator[%136], Sqrt[c (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) d^2) (-1 + d^4)], Simplify]/
  Collect[Denominator[%136], Sqrt[c (1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) d^2) (-1 + d^4)], Simplify] /.
  d -> Sqrt[b], b > 0]
(* (a (Sqrt[2] (-1 + a^2) (1 + (-6 + b) b) Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 +  b^2) c] +
    2 a Sqrt[b] (-1 + b^2) (3 + a^2 (-1 + b) + b -
    2 Sqrt[(1 + b) (1 - b + 2 a^2 b) c])))/
   (8 a^3 b^(3/2) (-1 + b^2) + 4 Sqrt[2] (1 + a^2) (-1 + b) b
    Sqrt[(1 + (-1 + 2 a^2) b) (-1 + b^2) c]) *)

The denominator could be further simplified by using a ComplexityFunction that penalizes terms that the OP wishes to eliminate.  However, at some point the approach becomes so specific to the problem that it is equivalent to performing the simplification by hand.


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Two more shades of Gray
Last updated : 18 October 2015 By Tony Scholes
He broke the deadlock eleven minutes after half time from close range after Bolton goalkeeper Ben Amos had saved from both him and Scott Arfield and then got his second with a really good finish after Arfield played him in to the right of goal.
Defeated Bolton boss Neil Lennon said that we'd won because we had a £7 million striker and they didn't and there is no doubt that Gray is very much making his mark at Turf Moor. That's four he's got for us now and with his two league goals prior to signing for us there is no player in this league who has scored more goals in 2015/16 season from open play.
He certainly helped turn the game our way against a side who, you will recall, are ten years ahead of us and were set just short of six years ago to move even further away from us by being improved year on year.
In truth they looked a poor outfit and after this defeat they dropped to the bottom of the league with North West rivals Preston securing a point at Deepdale against Cardiff.
Two more goals for Andre Gray
Ahead of the game all the talk was of cricket as England started to take wickets quickly against Pakistan in that hotbed of the sport, Abu Dhabi. Just a shame it goes dark early; otherwise we'd have secured the most unlikely of test victories.
I say all, for some there was next Saturday's fixture to consider. It's strange when the East Lancs derby is on the horizon when, it seems, other games can be pushed to one side with hardly a mention of the fact that we go to Forest on Tuesday. But we had this game of football to play, so cricket, Forest and Blackburn needed to be pushed to one side.
We hadn't been seen in action for fifteen days because of the second international break of the season, one we'd gone into with a good performance and win against Rotherham at the New York Stadium.
Sean Dyche made just one change to that match day squad with Rouwen Hennings coming back onto the bench for Fredrik Ulvestad having been given the night off at Rotherham when his wife went into labour.
Lennon decided to make changes. Only one was forced on him due to Dean Moxey's injury but only five outfield players remained from the side that had played in the 4-3 defeat at QPR before the break.
I didn't know what to expect from Bolton. They are struggling near the bottom of the league and have won only once but I was told they are starting games brightly. A look at their record this season shows that seven of their nine league goals have come in the first half and in their last two away games they've taken very early leads before going on to lose.
The information I had proved to be the case. They did start brightly and for the first ten minutes or so we hardly saw the ball at all. Having said that, they didn't really create much and the one real moment they had was when Tom Heaton tipped over a long range effort from Neil Danns.
It really did take us a while to get going but when we did we most definitely asked more questions of their defence than they had of ours and both of our strikers came close to scoring the opener.
Gray latched onto a long ball up the field. Facing two Bolton defenders just outside the box, he twisted and turned before going past them on the outside before hitting a shot across Amos but agonisingly wide of the far post.
Sam Vokes was closer. George Boyd found Arfield who enjoyed his best game of the season. Arfield in turn pushed a delightful ball through for Vokes who looked a certain scorer until his goal bound shot was cleared off the line by David Wheater.
Arfield himself fired just wide with a good effort but Bolton were still causing us some problems and there were a couple of occasions when we were thankful for Heaton having a good first half.
The last few minutes of the half saw us really push forward as we looked to break the deadlock. We didn't get a goal but we certainly ensured we were going in at half time in the ascendancy.
Bolton might point to the disruption of having to make a change with Jay Spearing, in fouling Arfield, suffering an injury that saw Mark Davies, who has been preferred to Spearing virtually all of this season so far, coming on as his replacement.
By now we looked the far more likely team and once we got in front no other result ever looked likely. That opener came in the 11th minute of the second half when Vokes played in Gray with a ball that was so reminiscent of the way he and Danny Ings, who was at the Turf watching yesterday, linked up during the promotion season.
Gray was onto the ball quickly but so was Amos, off his line and spreading himself to prevent a goal. The ball rebounded to Arfield who played it to Ben Mee. The left back got the ball back into the box for Boyd to lay off. Arfield was onto it but his shot, like Gray's was well saved by Amos. This time, Gray was waiting for the rebound and he won't get an easier chance as he shot into the empty net from close range.
Bolton should have equalised with their one real chance of the second half, but Liam Feeney, the same one who should have been sent off at Ewood two seasons ago just a minute or so after coming on as a substitute, missed the opportunity with a shot into the side netting. In truth, they never really threatened to score again until Tendayi Darikwa cleared off the line right at the end.
It really was all over when Arfield got through to challenges either side of the half way line down the right hand side. As he made his run forward I think his only concern was whether to play it left to Vokes or right to Gray. He opted for Gray who took the ball under control before hitting a rising shot home.
If there was a disappointment for Gray it's that he missed an opportunity to get a hat trick before making way a few minutes from the end to receive his fully deserved standing ovation, and probably the closest we did come to a third was when Mee somehow got to a ball in at the far post only for his shot to resemble a clearance.
Not even the arrival of Emile Heskey could inspire Bolton. The now 37 year old looked exactly that during his time on the pitch.
The only concern for us was an ankle injury to George Boyd. Sean Dyche says it will be assessed but it looks as though he'll be out for our trip to Nottingham on Tuesday to face the club who thought he couldn't see.
We'll play better than we did yesterday, we have played better than that, and we've played better and lost, but in the end it was more than good enough to beat Bolton and got us back to winning at home after the last game against Reading.
There were a lot of positives. We didn't really look like conceding and certainly manager, goalkeeper and defenders will be delighted with the clean sheet. We weren't always at our best in midfield and there were times, particularly in the first half, when the passing wasn't quite there, but then we've got a player who right now is having few problems in sticking the ball in the net and players like that, as we know, are worth their weight in gold.
We've two tough away games coming up this week. Forest is always a difficult place to go although we have won there twice in our last five visits, and then there's the other one next Saturday.
For now, we can be pleased at being joint second in the league and the fact that since we left Portman Road in mid-August no team has picked up more points than us.
Burnley: Tom Heaton, Tendayi Darikwa, Michael Duff, Michael Keane, Ben Mee, George Boyd (Matt Taylor 63), Joey Barton, David Jones, Scott Arfield, Sam Vokes, Andre Gray (Chris Long 87). Subs not used: Matt Gilks, Matt Lowton, Stephen Ward, Michael Kightly, Rouwen Hennings.
Yellow Cards: Joey Barton, Tendayi Darikwa.
Bolton: Ben Amos, Derik Osede, Dorian Dervite, David Wheater, Jose Casado, Neil Danns (Emile Heskey 69), Jay Spearing (Mark Davies 36), Darren Pratley, Liam Feeney, Wellington Silva (Stephen Dobbie 83), Gary Madine. Subs not used: Paul Rachubka, Prince Gouano, Josh Vela, Max Clayton.
Yellow Cards: Neil Danns, Jose Casado, Dorian Dervite.
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire).
Attendance: 17,632 (including 1,762 from Bolton).


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Rollin K. Pyles, 101, Adair County, KY (1917-2018)
July 17, 1917 ~ August 5, 2018 (Age 101)
Mr. Pyles was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, serving as finance chairman for 25 years and chairman of the building committee at the time the church built the current million-dollar facility. He served as President of the Chamber of Commerce for two terms, served on the City Council for six terms, on the Board of Trustees of Lindsey Wilson College for 12 years, a member of the Airport Board for 25 years, was very active in the Republican Party, and always believed in giving back to the community and that you could never out give God. He was a member of an outstanding, influential Adair County, KY, family. He was the widower of Pina Lee Rich Pyles. He leaves 28 direct living descendants.
Rollin K. Pyles of Columbia, KY, died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the Campbellsville Retirement Home, Campbellsville, KY.
Funeral service will be Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 1pmCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. William Davenport, Bro. Steve Pescosolido and Bro. Raymond Martin officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery, 131 New Hope Cemetery Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 4pmCT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018.
Casket Bearers: Easton Bryant, Kevin Spoon, Brady Bryant, Josh Kemp, Blake Hatcher, Dennis Stilger, Jr., and Doug Hogan.
He was born July 17, 1917, in the Ella community of Adair County, KY. He was the son of the late J.B. & Retta Mae Bryant Pyles. He died Sunday, August 5, 2018, in Campbellsville, Taylor County, KY, at the age of 101 years, 19 days.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife; Pina Lee Rich Pyles, on August 21, 2009; three children; Mark W. Pyles, Dallas Keith Pyles and Sharon Pyles; and nine brothers and five sisters.
Two sons and daughters-in-law - Jerry D. and Carmen Pyles of Columbia, KY; Harry C. and Paula Pyles of Louisville, KY
One daughter and son-in-law - Sheila P. and Larry Russell Bryant of Columbia, KY
Nine grandchildren
Sixteen great-grandchildren
Special friend - Doug Hogan of Campbellsville, KY
A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
Send condolences to the family of Rollin K. Pyles
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate a donation to Hosparus of Green River, Trinity United Methodist Church or Gideon Bibles. These may be made at the funeral home.
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, is in charge of arrangements.
2018-08-06 - 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo from Grissom-Martin Funeral Home.
Jeanetta Marie Turner Petty, 81, Adair County, KY (1937-2018)
Philip Edward (Eddie) Clark, Casey County, KY (1949-2018)
Sad word of the passing of Phillip Coomer, 83, Burkesville, KY
Sad word of the death of Ruby Smith Adams, 67, Burkesville, KY
Sad word of the passing of Jeanetta Petty (1937-2018), Columbia, KY
Eveleen (Atwood) Miller, Casey Co., KY native (1931-2018)
Eula Loy, 82, Adair County, KY (1935-2018)
Myrtle Flowers Taylor, 99, Adair County, KY (1918-2018)
Claristine Richard Sparks, Adair County, KY (1929-2018)
Sad Word of the passing of Rollin Pyles at 101 years of age


Pets & Animals WAYNE Fewings couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted this white whale calf among a pod of humpbacks in the Whitsundays recently.
Travel LEAVE the ginger tablets at home and join a qualified marine biologist for a guided whale-spotting walking tour at Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island.
Pets & Animals NEW research has revealed eastern Australian humpbacks are taking the 'scenic' route as they travel to and from their Antarctic feeding areas.
News WHALE-watching boats are getting ready for the annual Return of the Whale event at Urangan Harbour this Saturday.
Local NEXT month boats packed with tourists will make their way out into Hervey Bay to celebrate Hervey Bay's iconic humpback whales.


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Q: How to populate Jvector Map with countries from database? (I am new to Javascript and jQuery..) I have a dashboard and I want to display a map that shows the countries where participants of a particular event are coming from. With this, I opted with Jvector Map. I am having a hard time displaying the countries in the map, coming from my database.
dashboard.js
var mapData = {};
$('#world-map').vectorMap({
    map: 'world_mill_en',
    backgroundColor: "transparent",
    regionStyle: {
        initial: {
            fill: '#e4e4e4',
            "fill-opacity": 0.9,
            stroke: 'none',
            "stroke-width": 0,
            "stroke-opacity": 0
        }
    },

    series: {
        regions: [{
            values: function() {
                $.ajax({
                    url:"includes/sql/fetchcountries.php",
                    method:"GET",
                    data:mapData,
                    dataType:"json",
                    success: function(data){
                        mapData = data;
                        console.log(mapData);
                    }
                })
            },
            scale: ["#1ab394", "#22d6b1"],
            normalizeFunction: 'polynomial'
        }]
    },
});

fetch.php
<?php
   require '../auth/dbh.inc.auth.php';
   $id = $_SESSION['ntc_id'];

   $stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT DISTINCT(participants.p_country) FROM ntc_participants
                       INNER JOIN participants ON participants.p_id=ntc_participants.p_id_fk
                       WHERE ntc_participants.ntc_id_fk=?");

  $data = array();
  mysqli_stmt_bind_param($stmt, "i", $id);
  $stmt->execute();
  $result = $stmt->get_result();
  if($result->num_rows === 0);
  if($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
     $data[] = [
      $row['p_country'] => 0 ]; //the value 0 is just a placeholder.. The jvector map feeds on this format: "US":298, "SA": 200
 }
  echo json_encode($data);
?>

Could anyone be gracious enough to walk me through all the wrong things I'm doing in my code? Appreciate all the help! :)

A: Ajax is asynchronous, so You are creating the map before the data has been downloaded.
Initialize the map with empty values for Your region:
$('#world-map').vectorMap({
  ...
     values: {}
  ...
});

Then, whenever You need to show the data, set it dynamically:
$.get("includes/sql/fetchcountries.php", function(data) {
  var mapObj = $("#world-map").vectorMap("get", "mapObject");
  mapObj.series.regions[0].setValues(data);
});

During the ajax invocation and data download maybe You can show a spinner (please look at beforeSend inside the jQuery full ajax documentation: https://api.jquery.com/jquery.ajax/).
Here is the reference for setValues:
http://jvectormap.com/documentation/javascript-api/jvm-dataseries/

A: http://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?format=json&date=2018
This link will give you up-to-date stats for most common indicators via json - and then you can pluck whatever data that you like. I don't have all the code yet, as I am working on this today too.
This answers the question above whenever your database can also present JSON
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
    console.log("loaded")
    fetchCountryData()
})

function fetchCountryData () {
    fetch('http://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?format=json&date=2018')
    //
    .then(resp => resp.json())
    .then(data => {
        let country.id = data[1]
    let indicator.id = data[1]
    create-GDP-Data(country.id,indicator.id)
})
}

function create-GDP-Data(country.id,indicator.id){
    let gdpData = ?
}

$('#world-map-gdp').vectorMap({
  map: 'world_mill',
  series: {
    regions: [{
      values: gdpData,
      scale: ['#C8EEFF', '#0071A4'],
      normalizeFunction: 'polynomial'
    }]
  },
  onRegionTipShow: function(e, el, code){
    el.html(el.html()+' (GDP - '+gdpData[code]+')');
  }
});


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The Orca FREE has been designed by 18x world record holder William Trubridge, with the highest levels of performance in mind.
It is a high performance suit that makes no compromise on the most efficient cut and most technical materials for moving with minimum resistance through the water. The hydrodynamic qualities, combined with unmatched flexibility and minimal neoprene volume make this the highest performance wetsuit on the market.
5) Shipped with 2 gloves to prevent suit damage, or tearing when taking on and off.


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Community: Giving Back > Brentwood Self Storage is Proud to Support the Brentwood Regional Community Chest
Brentwood Self Storage is Proud to Support the Brentwood Regional Community Chest
Giving to the Community Chest is an easy and efficient way to directly help people in need. Over 500 families from East Contra Costa County including the cities of Brentwood, Byron, Discovery Bay, Knightsen and Bethel Island are presented with a full holiday dinner, canned food and age-appropriate presents for their children. The Brentwood Regional Community Chest is largely dependent on the generosity and support of individuals, families and businesses in our community.
Brentwood Self Storage is proud to support the Brentwood Regional Community Chest with a $500 donation to their cause. Our donation goes directly back into our community, making a big impact on many lives.
The Brentwood Regional Community Chest was founded by Rose Pierce over 45 years ago. Rose originally founded the Delta East Coalition which collected money and food for needy families throughout the county. The program eventually evolved into the Brentwood Regional Community Chest. The Board of Directors and hundreds of community volunteers work to continue to support Rose's vision of a community supporting its' own.
You also have the power to people of need in your community through one simple act of giving. All donations to the Community Chest are tax deductible.
Food and toy distribution will take place on Saturday, December 16th, 2017 from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM. For more information visit the BRCC website.


These columns have talked a lot about rejecting the herd mentality and stopping following the advice churned out by other actors who cling to a cookie-cutter path to success. The reality is that part of your journey as an actor means you need to figure out how you carve your own path to success. Figuring it out is part of what you've committed to on this journey. You know that your successful career won't look like anyone else's.
But what about the curve balls that get thrown at you as you're diligently hoeing the row in front of you?
Here are some obstacles—or hits in the groin—that can undermine your confidence and your love of the industry. How you handle them determines your success in the business.
1. The casting couch. Many female actor clients complain that when they go to film festivals to network, they can't tell whether directors and producers they meet want to sleep with them or cast them. Any producer or director that is considering your work first would never want to alienate their relationship with you by muddying the water with innuendo. So if you sense innuendo using your sharp intuition, then you're probably right.
Be very discerning about who you give your personal phone number to, as that can easily be misinterpreted as more personal and less professional. One of my celebrity clients just returned from Sundance to promote her film and network with writers, directors, and producers. She noted, that upon her return, her phone starting blowing up with text message solicitations for dinners and drinks. That's fine, and I know some actors who can finesse such attention and direct it to career opportunities. This is extremely tricky, however. For many actors, solicitations for dinner and drinks can become awkward and murky territory. To avoid these headaches altogether, I recommend only giving out an email address. If you want to give a number, either give your rep's number, or create a separate Google Voice account where you have the control to forward it anywhere you like.
2. You're publicly humiliated. What to do when you're being humiliated at an audition? An actor client recently told me a story of an audition where a casting director humiliated her in front of a group of other actors by grabbing her stomach and telling her she needed to lose a few pounds in order to be taken seriously for the role. The irony of this situation was that the casting director herself was extremely overweight. In moments like these, put aside your desire to book for a second and address the human survival issues that are immediately at hand. If left handled poorly or not at all, such instances of humiliation by industry "professionals" directed towards actors can result in psychological damage and other horrors. I advise my clients to stand up for themselves. An appropriate response for my client would either be to just walk out—as they're simply not worth your time—or say, "It's a shame that you feel such profound self-hatred that you have an overwhelming need to project it outwards." If you don't want to be confrontational, look at this person with extreme pity, as they deserve not your hatred, but your deepest sympathy. Then leave.
3. Your friend blows up. This is the friend you moved out to L.A. with. Your friend went through it all with you. Antagonistic, abusive acting teachers, hooking up with scene partners, catering and serving gigs, crummy apartments in the valley, and fighting for one-line co-stars. Now your friend has caught a major break and is able to leverage it to lift herself up and out of the ranks of the no-name actors. Everything has changed. She goes to Soho house. She has heavy-hitting reps. She competes for roles and runs into celebrities in the waiting rooms of casting offices. You, however, are still slugging it out, slinging drinks and trying to get noticed.
If this is really your friend, she'll throw you a bone and try to help you as much as possible; this will mostly come via the form of introductions. She is someone who can help inch you forward—somewhat. The responsibility is still all yours and she needs to focus on her new career.
Know that the only justice that comes with the business of acting is that it's so hard for everyone. Here today, gone today (as Chris Rock once said). While your friend may be doing phenomenally and that's wonderful, the pressure is on her even more, and she still feels that she's just an inch away from the edge of the cliff into obscurity.
Being able to roll with the punches helps to show the universe that you are ready, willing, and able to handle a higher level of success, as more success mean more curve balls thrown your way. Treat each curveball as an opportunity to demonstrate your professionalism and your backbone of steel.


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CBP Arrests Alien Felon Attempting To Fly From San Juan To New York
Caribbean / Crime / News / Virgin Islands / February 15, 2018
PR — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found and arrested Tuesday a previously deported alien from the Dominican Republic attempting to fly to from the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to New York, CBP announced Thursday.
Yorky Oscar Andujar-Lara, 34, a citizen of the Dominican Republic appeared Wednesday before the US District Court Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez to face charges for violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(b)(2), for re-entering after a previous removal or deportation subsequent to a conviction for commission of an aggravated felony.
"Our officers are always vigilant to detect criminals who try to elude detection by stealing the identities of others using fraudulent documents," stated Edwin Cruz, San Juan Area Port Director.
CBP Officers conducting inspections, as authorized by federal law, found Mr. Andujar-Lara before boarding a flight from San Juan bound to JFK Airport. The defendant claimed to be Manuel Torres-Bruno, a citizen of the United States by presenting a Puerto Rico Driver's License.
Referred to secondary inspection, a biometric database revealed that the defendant was removed in November 2017 after serving 2 years for a conviction for Trafficking Control Substances by a court in Essex County, Maryland. In 2011 Mr. Andujar-Lara had been given probation after an arrest by police in Lowell, Massachusetts for narcotics possession.
Mr. Andujar-Lara revealed his true identity and indicated that he entered the US without inspection on Dec. 2017 near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
CBP enforcement officers presented the case to on duty Assistant US Attorney Evenly Canals for prosecution.
If convicted, Mr. Andujar-Lara could be fined, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
All defendants are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
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Hurricane Maria Responsible For Over 4,000 Deaths In Puerto Rico, New Research Shows May 29, 2018
CBP Highlights Increased Vigilance Posture During Easter Holidays in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands March 29, 2018
CBP Officers Find Narcotics Concealed Inside Books And Dry Erase Markers March 27, 2018
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I have a Windows server running wptagent and it seems to be mostly working. My test results show a screenshot, they have the waterfall chart and almost all of the data that we are interested in. However the speed index and the video (I've learned they are related) are missing. I've spent a lot of time reading the debug output from wptagent and I'm not seeing any errors related to recording video. I even spent time digging into the python code to copy some of the assets onto the Desktop so I can inspect the contents. The results.zip file does not have any video in it. ffmpeg appears to be running fine. When I manually run the same ffmpeg command that is run by wptagent I can save an mp4 video recording of the screen without any issues.
At this point I don't know if the issue is on the windows agent or if it is the web server. Since the results.zip file did not contain a video I assume that it is the windows agent.
I'm not sure where else to look at this point. I'm semi-familiar with the python code but not enough to pin point where the issue is happening.
Usually this will happen if the desktop is locked. Does it also fail if you are running the agent while you are logged in and looking at the machine? If you RDP to the machine and disconnect (instead of rebooting) the display will also lock and break video.
It's definitely on the agent side. All of the video capture, processing and analysis is done on the agent.
One other possibility that I have seen is path issues and a conflict with the ffmpeg installed by Image Magick. I usually download the ffmpeg static build and copy it over the ffmpeg in the image magick install directory to make sure that isn't a problem.
(01-11-2018 12:17 AM)pmeenan Wrote: Usually this will happen if the desktop is locked. Does it also fail if you are running the agent while you are logged in and looking at the machine? If you RDP to the machine and disconnect (instead of rebooting) the display will also lock and break video.
I am able to record a video. I'll check the image magick path now.
(01-11-2018 02:15 AM)pmeenan Wrote: One other possibility that I have seen is path issues and a conflict with the ffmpeg installed by Image Magick. I usually download the ffmpeg static build and copy it over the ffmpeg in the image magick install directory to make sure that isn't a problem.
I replaced the ffmpeg.exe that was in the ImageMagick folder with the static build and I am getting the same result.
1. The video is not intended to be included in the .zip file, is that correct?
I don't see any posts in the post_data log to resultimage.php in the log, is that suspect?
I saw a lot of imagemagick commands being called from visualmetrics so I decided to re-install it… Solved it!
I'm 99.9% sure it's a ffmpeg version issue and the detection check isn't detecting that the decimate filter is not working correctly. That is behaving pretty much how it was when I had ffmpeg issues. It correctly records but when it extracts the video frames it only gets a single frame.
Find every copy of ffmpeg.exe on your system and replace it with the version from the zip.
I may need to bundle the build with the agent just to be safe.
FWIW, you probably figured it out already but the videos are not uploaded. The agent records the video and passes it to visualmetrics. visualmetrics extracts the frames where something actually changed, crops it to the viewport and calculates a bunch of metrics then the agent uploads the individual frames that were extracted. It's the extraction that is failing (which uses ffmpeg).
Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure exactly what it was. I replaced ffmpeg with a static build and I was still having issues. Once I updated ImageMagick and again replaced ffmpeg with the static build it started working. I'm just writing in case anyone else experiences this issue and simply replacing ffmpeg doesn't resolve it, maybe replace both.
(01-11-2018 03:26 PM)toddsurfs Wrote: Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure exactly what it was. I replaced ffmpeg with a static build and I was still having issues. Once I updated ImageMagick and again replaced ffmpeg with the static build it started working. I'm just writing in case anyone else experiences this issue and simply replacing ffmpeg doesn't resolve it, maybe replace both.
Thanks for the updates and replies on this thread. I am seeing similar issues and will try the workarounds/fixes suggested.


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Ludwigshafen and Leipzig, Germany, August 24, 2017 – BASF and bse Engineering today signed an exclusive joint development agreement for BASF to provide custom made catalysts for a new chemical energy storage process. This process will enable economically viable transformation of excess current and off-gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into the chemical energy storage methanol in small-scale, delocalized production units.
BASF and bse Engineering sign development agreement to transform CO2 and excess current into methanol
Joint News Release
New process in small-scale, delocalized production units enables economically viable transformation of excess current and CO2 into chemical energy storage
BASF will provide bse Engineering with custom made catalysts adapted to this new process
Partnership will help to introduce a sustainable process for using CO2 and excess current
When generating current from renewable energy sources such as in wind or solar power plants, excess current is generated at times when consumers do not need it. This excess current can often not be reasonably used at the moment. The effective usage of this excess current is a decisive factor in making power production from renewable energy sources economically viable.
CO2 is generated in some industrial production plants such as in steel production, incineration plants or coal power plants. The reduction of this greenhouse gas is one of the most important targets set in the context of the 2015 Paris Climate Protection Agreement.
The new process developed by bse Engineering enables the sustainable use of current and CO2 with small-scale, delocalized production units built where the two components are generated, i.e. near power plants using renewable sources of energy as well as large-scale industrial plants producing CO2. The excess current will be used to produce hydrogen through discontinuous electrolysis. In a second step, methanol is produced from CO2 and hydrogen, thus leading to a valorizing of excess current and CO2 off-stream gas.
In the second process step, BASF's catalysts will be used for the methanol synthesis step. Those catalysts have been further tuned and adapted for this specific process to enable the most efficient production of methanol. Methanol is one of the most important basic chemicals used in numerous industrial applications. For example, it is blended into diesel or gasoline in some countries.
"We are pleased to participate in this exciting endeavor and to contribute significantly to a concrete solution for the use of excess current and CO2 as a raw material," said Adrian Steinmetz, Vice President Chemical Catalysts at BASF. "We will leverage our know-how and expertise in catalysis in the service of advancing a sustainable answer for the transition to new energy sources and the material use of CO2."
"The cooperation between BASF and bse Engineering is another example of our successful approach to collaborating with engineering companies and plant manufacturers. In doing so we contribute our unique know-how as the world leader in the production of catalysts to facilitate new processes and innovative technologies of tomorrow," said Detlef Ruff, Senior Vice President Process Catalysts at BASF.
"After four years of developing the global process concept, we are now ready to enter the licensing phase of this process, with construction of the first plants starting soon," said Christian Schweitzer, Managing Director of bse Engineering. "The implementation of these projects is ensured with international branch leaders of the respective process units and part-services over a reliable consortium consisting of Aker Solutions ASA, Sulzer Chemtech AG, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG, led by bse Engineering. We are very proud to work on the key technology catalysts with an experienced and innovative industry leader like BASF to make our vision a reality."
About bse Engineering
According to the motto "More Solutions - Less Buildings," BSE ENGINEERING LEIPZIG GMBH maximize their customers' benefit through individually aligned organizational, logistical, economical, normative and – not only – construction measures. We go for a long-term partnership as factory planner with our customers. And through the cooperation with freelancers and business partners we are able to adjust our skills and capacities to meet our customers' requirements. http://www.bse-engineering.eu
About BASF's Catalysts Division
BASF's Catalysts division is the world's leading supplier of environmental and process catalysts. The group offers exceptional expertise in the development of technologies that protect the air we breathe, produce the fuels that power our world and ensure efficient production of a wide variety of chemicals, plastics and other products, including advanced battery materials. By leveraging our industry-leading R&D platforms, passion for innovation and deep knowledge of precious and base metals, BASF's Catalysts division develops unique, proprietary solutions that drive customer success. Further information on BASF's Catalysts division is available on the Internet at www.catalysts.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.
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